India will be without the services of regular skipper Virat Kohli in the limited overs series after he opted for rest, but Perera feels that his team would still have to put its best foot forward against the hosts.
Rohit has led Mumbai Indians to IPL triumph in 2013, 2015 and 2017 and for the first time would be leading the national team in the upcoming limited overs series against Sri Lanka.
The primary objective for chief coach Ravi Shastri and stand-in captain Rohit Sharma will be to look at various combinations in both departments against an out-of-sorts Sri Lankan side.
Stokes, currently playing for Canterbury in New Zealand, and Alex Hales have not been in action for England since Sept. 24 after they were declared unavailable for international selection by ECB until further notice.
The Sri Lankan cricket team, led by Thisara Perera, has been ratified by Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera after an initial confusion that led to stopping of nine players departing for India.
Besides, Beaton and Miller, pacer Shannon Gabriel was also included for the 50-over games, while Jerome Taylor, Miguel Cummins and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo missed out on the upcoming tour.
Kaul came into the spotlight when he bowled the famous last over during that 2008 U-19 World Cup final against South Africa in Kuala Lumpur where Virat Kohli was leading the side.
Rohit Sharma will take on the leadership duties from Kohli in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka beginning on December 10 in Dharamsala.
The Indian skipper was modest about his own stellar role that fetched him another Man of the Series award with 263 runs to his credit against New Zealand.
India produced a brilliant all-round performance to beat New Zealand by six runs in the third and final ODI at Kanpur on Sunday to clinch the three-match series 2-1.
India defeated New Zealand by six runs in the third and final ODI to win the three-match series 2-1 in Kanpur on Sunday.
India edge New Zealand in an exciting contest by 6 runs to clinch three-match series by 2-1 at Green Park, Kanpur.
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Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Axar Patel also did not take part in the optional afternoon session ahead of the series decider against New Zealand in Kanpur on Sunday.
Bhuvneshwar bagged the 'Man of the Match' award for his brilliant bowling performance against New Zealand in the second ODI on Wednesday in Pune.
Captain Virat Kohli and his team thrive on challenges and they will back themselves to win their seventh ODI series in a row when they take the field at the Green Park Stadium on Sunday.
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